The Malta Independent 5 November 2026, Thursday
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Tista’ taħdem magħna, for real

Sunday, 29 June 2025, 08:15 Last update: about 2 years ago Julie Zahra

A few days ago I was shopping with my seven-year-old daughter in one of Malta's shopping centres, when a middle-aged man I didn't know, with an apparent penchant for a laugh, cheekily shouted 'Viva...

Sentiment or spin? Taking Gozo’s economic pulse

Sunday, 29 June 2025, 08:14 Last update: about 2 years ago Emmanuel J. Galea

The latest Gozo Business Sentiment Survey, published by the Gozo Regional Development Authority (GRDA) and the Gozo Business Chamber (GBC) provided positive news to media. Thirty percent of...

Over-tourism and its negative impacts

Sunday, 29 June 2025, 08:10 Last update: about 2 years ago Carmel Cacopardo

Last Wednesday, Comino made the headlines in London's Express. Under the title "Panic in Malta as beautiful island overrun with 10,000 tourists a day" Emily Wright discusses over-tourism and its...

Neutrality: For or against?

Sunday, 29 June 2025, 07:18 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Some have regarded Finland and Sweden's recent decision to join NATO as another nail in the coffin of neutrality. Yet here, on this tiny island, our politicians keep defending neutrality politics and...

The past is here again

Sunday, 29 June 2025, 07:17 Last update: about 2 years ago Noel Grima

We all thought the scenes of the past would not be repeated this time. But once again we have the sorry spectacle of PN delegates tearing each other apart as the party prepares for yet another...

We can all do with a good cleanup

Sunday, 29 June 2025, 07:16 Last update: about 2 years ago Victor Calleja

Here comes the deluge. Not the rains. Those, except for the sporadic shower, usually wait till later in the year. This time it's the drains - or  rather the things which should go into the drains...

Action!

Friday, 27 June 2025, 08:34 Last update: about 2 years ago Owen Bonnici

Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of addressing a conference as part of the Mediterrane Film Festival. The setting was the majestic Fort Ricasoli, the location for some of Hollywood's greatest...

The problems persist...

Thursday, 26 June 2025, 08:00 Last update: about 2 years ago Alfred Sant

As was to be expected, problems in the construction sector have not diminished, despite the steps that were taken to introduce more regulations and discipline. Certainly, the recurring problems have...

The governance of our coast

Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 07:58 Last update: about 2 years ago Michael Briguglio

Given Malta's small size, it is no surprise that areas along the Maltese coast, such as Manoel Islands and Comino, to name two current examples, regularly feature as sites of contention between...

Free access to the registry of sex offenders

Wednesday, 25 June 2025, 07:57 Last update: about 2 years ago Mark Said

Once more, in light of the arrest and prosecution of two Maltese men involved in a major global child pornography racket some time ago, calls have grown for the government to make Malta's sex offender...

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